Pinkfresh Studio “Gentle Greetings & Greenery” Release Blog Hop

Good morning! Today is the blog hop to celebrate Pinkfresh Studio's "Gentle Greetings & Greenery" Release! You aren't going to want to miss a stop along the way - TONS of inspiration and prizes up for grabs! YAY! Click HERE to shop the new release! 

I ended up down sick a couple days last week, so didn't have nearly as much time as I wanted to create - so in a rare exception to the normal, I only have one card to share with you today. It does, however, use several items from the release, and I love how it came out!

For this card, I did lots of hot foiling! I used Satin Metallic Gold for the Interlaced Diamonds plate as well as the large sentiment from Basic Sentiments. Then for the Beautiful Botanicals, I used Opaque Black - you could also create these easily with stamping, but I liked the look of the foil for these! I blended in my florals with soft pastels, and then added some ink blending to my background. Finished off with a few Iridescent Dew Drops, and some white hemp twine! Here are more photos of this finished card:

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Make sure and leave a comment before you leave for a chance to win one of 10 $25 gift certificate to Pinkfresh Studio chosen from comments left across the hop! All winners will be chosen and posted on the Pinkfresh Blog on Wednesday, December 18, 2024 - so make sure and check back to see if you were a winner! Winners must check that page and claim their prize within 2 weeks.

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Merry and Bright Starburst - Simon Says Stamp DieCember Release

  Good morning! I'm stopping by to share a couple more cards today featuring part of the NEW DieCember Release at Simon Says Stamp! For some reason, I seem to be loving yellows and pinks for holiday and winter cards this year - they are just so bright and fun, don't you think?

For these cards, I used the new Starburst Plate wafer die, and cut it from white cardstock. I backed each one with a different color of Bold Brights Color Blend cardstock. You could also create your own ink blended background, but these sure make it quick and easy to finish your cards, and the colors are so fun! I used a sentiment from a stamp set that released last month - Poinsettia Swag - heat embossing it in gold on some vellum strips that I had torn the edges on. I wrapped those around, and adhered to the back of those panels - a great way to keep that elegant look of vellum but still hide the adhesive! Finished off with a bow of some of my new favorite gold twine - Vivant Flashy Gold Cord - and a few Clear Dazzling Gems for added sparkle. Here are more photos of these finished cards: 

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Holiday Cheer - Simon Says Stamp/Tim Holtz DieCember Limited Edition Surprise Set

 Good morning! Today I'm sharing a couple cards using a fun little bonus surprise for DieCember at Simon Says Stamp! The adorable little snowman and Santa on my cards below are from a new Tim Holtz limited edition surprise set. This die set will be available for FREE with $25 or greater purchase of Tim Holtz product. So fun!

 They are so cute and fun to die cut and layer up, and paired together so fun for these two cards. I used colored cardstock and white glitter cardstock for most of the layers, and a few elements with the same pattern paper I used for the background. These plaid pattern papers are some that I've been loving lately! I trimmed those down, added some distressing to the edges, then added some torn white paper underneath the edges of that. Layered over a bit of vellum, also with a torn edge, to soften the background a bit and provide a base for my images and sentiments. I also added a couple wraps of Black and White Baker's Twine tied around. Sentiments were cut from Luxe glitter cardstock, then layered with white cardstock behind that. I added some Nuvo glitter drops on parts of the images for added sparkle, and finished off with a few coordinating Metallic pearls! Here are more photos of these cards and those adorable images:

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Winter Snowman Wishes - Simon Says Stamp DieCember Release Party

 Good morning! Today is part of an epic party to celebrate the beginning of DieCember at Simon Says Stamp! Unlike a traditional release hop, this is just a party with tons of friends joining in and sharing inspiration. You can find everyone that is participating linked on the Simon Says Stamp Blog if you want to check it all out. 

There is also a fun gift for you - this cute embossing folder with coordinating dies, available FREE with a purchase of $100 or more in the DieCember release product category HERE. Offer is valid through midnight eastern time tonight, or while supplies last!

I have this little duo of cards to share, using a sweet little new stamp set that is part of the release!

I mostly played with the new Cozy Together stamp set - while I know it would be adorable colored, I love taking a detailed image and just using the outline. This one was perfect for it! I created monochromatic cards in a couple of unexpected colors for winter cards - and I love them! For the card background, I used the previously released Stylized Mandala stencil, and soft yellow and pink inks. After stenciling, I brushed a bit of extra ink around the outer edges to soften the stark lines, and keep it from looking so white. I then die cut and inked up the Large Standard Tag wafer die in the same ink tones, but more saturated. I used that to stamp my images and sentiments. I die cut and tucked under the edge a scallop border using Tag Adornments wafer die and white cardstock. Added a bow tied with Lawn Fawn White Hemp Twine, and then finished off with some Gems in Opal, that were the perfectly complement to the snowy effect! Here are more photos of these finished cards:

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Plaid and Sparkly Snowflake cards - Simon Says Stamp

 Good morning everyone! Stopping by today a couple of wintery cards using some supplies from Simon Says Stamp. I broke out the glitter for these, and despite the fact I created them over a week ago, I'm pretty sure I still have glitter everywhere in my craft room! But so worth it - I love how these cards came out!

I started by die cutting the lovely Dancing Snowflakes wafer die from white cardstock, covering it with a glue pen, then sprinkling on Unicorn Confetti glitter. I let them dry, then shook off most of the excess, although it continued to sprinkle itself about the house - haha! I trimmed down some pertty pattern paper from Yuletide Plaid 6x6 paper pad to slightly smaller than my card bases, adhered that down, then added the snowflakes with tiny dots of liquid adhesive. I added the sentiments from Sentiment Strips Love Joy Peace, popped up on a thin foam adhesive strip, then finished off with a few Dazzling Gems in Opal sprinkled about. Here is a closer look at these finished cards:

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